Handsworth Primary SchoolSelwyn Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Handsworth Primary School and Selwyn Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Handsworth Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Selwyn Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Selwyn Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Handsworth Primary School was judged Good and Selwyn Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Handsworth Primary School and 87.0% for Selwyn Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Handsworth Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Selwyn Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Handsworth Primary School versus Selwyn Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHandsworth Primary SchoolLondonSelwyn Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC63/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking33rd of 51 in Waltham Forest 23rd of 51 in Waltham Forest Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll449 708
Capacity420 680
LocationLondon, E4 9PJ London, E4 9NE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 87.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard16.0% 34.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census449 708
Free school meals (ever 6)12.4% 15.1%
English as an additional language13.6% 24.6%
SEN support16.7% 9.5%
SEN with an EHC plan7.6% 3.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.5% 10.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Handsworth Primary School

Selwyn Primary School

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